The Irish standard., 1887-06-18
pplifted, wrathful against the

of Central Asia had heretofore failed.
Most OF the attempts We're stopped at
the frontier. Ii the frontier was DaIeiy
cot over by some one bolder than an
other. a cloud of cavalry instantly en-
yeyoped him, and he WAS given his
choice to quit the country forever OF
die by the rope. 1t is not recorded chat
any Of the adventures came TO all END
so jguominious Nil the oasis III ana
around Merv Was al unknown lanu I'd
England. All that was known by any
body about it was the knowledge that
ii was inhabited by Russian specters.
They fitted higher and 5hitner. through
the gloom, but what were they doing
D,Donovan took it upon himself to tina
out. He laid his plans before the Lon
don News. Explained them III every
detail and gs1nifcation. He was III"
dorsed and they were indorsed, ana 10
started.
,rwere long to tell Of that wonderful
adventure. Of the foes that ne bahled,
tie streams that he swan, the dis
guises that he assumed: the ambush
nents that he escaped, the robbers that
he outwitted, the cossa3lys that he out-
rode, the chiefs that he bribed, the
coolness that never weakened ana this
smiling audacity which abode TO the
emo. Ne won, however. III the desper-
ate race, and his book, uhe New
Oasis" was the result, 1t was printed
by FIVE nations, one among then being
even Russia herself and well all OF
them may have done so, fol'l contained
more accurate and valuable iLtorn1a~
ton upon The Asiatic portions Of RUS
s;a and Great Britain than has eyer yet
been put i'll print before or since the
famous gallop. The pitcher, however,
was about to go for The last tlne To the
well. TIE night was beginning to fall
and 5he darkness to gather. One Of
the purest and most dauntless spirits
journalism ever gave to the newspaper
world to annoble it and crowd 1t
thicker still with yet more uns-lfish and
heroic deel:, was about to take it's flight
forever.
The Souaan was all ahame. The
Arab had turned sayagely upon The
Egyptian, AMI there was war between
civilizations az Old as Abraham. Cf
course O'Donoyau could never stay MS
hand when all that aifss ll0tUy aud ma
iestic in the history Of the race might
look down upon his narchi2gs a1li Lis
tivouacs, his battles by day and his
reveries by night,
lie almost few 10 Cairo, tant! was hot
ana eager with inlpatience nn>il he
jolned the arn9 Of Hicks Pasha On its
last march 10 determination. Not a
man Of It, something over eleven thou
sand, ever survived to tell The tale OF
the monstruus slaughter. Edmund
O'Donovan pershed With the rest. He
had q presentiment that he should
never survive the campaign, but III
spite Of il, il not because Of it, ha ap"
.1eared to be all the more determined 10
see if fate had really and finally for
saken him. Surely this English life Of
him will soon be published in America.
The "Gun King's'' Intolerance.
Unfortunately the more enlightened
views that now obtain among German
protestants in regard to Catholicity are
rather intended for expectation then
for home consumption. But q few
weeks Since we spoke of the altitude
taken up against the Catholics by Herr
Krupp, commoner who rules oyer
more people Chan q. prince]ing Of
Fatherland The Kanone,ikonig, or
gun king, as the Germans calls him,
has al intense hatred Of everything
Catholic and especially the Catholic
press Two Catholic papers appearing
at Hessen. where his principal works
are situated, have been simply pro-
scribed by him, and it is stated, tha5
one of his workmen was recently dis
missed, because be was found in pos
session Of half ii pound Of butter
wrapped up in one Of these Catholic pa
pers This report seems so outrageous
that we can hardly believe it to be true;
but the following facts we copy from
the Gernania that vouches for them:
IF man asks for work at Krupp's
the question is put to him what Church
he belongs to. Ii he is a Catholic then
there is no work for him at KIupp's.
Some time since. young man, who
was about to serve in the army, had
employment promised to him in one Of
the Offices. When he served his time
he came back to take up the promised
post. Whats your religion p he was
asked. I am a Catholic he replied.
Then we have no employment for
YOU"
1t is no good repeating the May laws
and passing Catholic Relief Bills if men
like Herr Krupp are allowed to initiate
a persecution of Catholics on their own
account. It is only to be hoped that
while the law is powerless, public opin-
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